Will we see you at our hands on splint course for TMD?
What are you doing June 9-10? Well, if you don’t have any plans, you’re in luck because BenPat Institute is offering a hands on splint course! This is an [...]
Join us for our hands on splint course for TMD
You might have heard that dentists can construct their own orthotics in a lab. But have you ever wanted to learn how? You’re in luck because Ben-Pat Institute is [...]
Join us for a hands on splint course for TMD relief
We’re excited about an upcoming course from BenPat Institute April 23-24 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Together with Dr. Terry Bennett, this is an all-inclusive course called the “Intraoral Orthotics for [...]
Guidelines for treatment of sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy
In the first official joint guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), oral appliance therapy is recommended for the [...]
Treating sleep apnea may improve stroke outcomes
If treatment of sleep apnea occurs immediately after a stroke or mini-stroke, new research shows that it may improve patients’ neurological symptoms and daily functioning. More than 20 million [...]
ADHD can exacerbate sleep apnea symptoms
Our patients should not have a problem sleeping--it should be a simple solution. When it’s nighttime and you get tired, going to bed should be the least of our [...]
Does treating sleep apnea improve diabetes management?
Managing diabetes requires a "day-in, day-out" effort to control the factors that affect blood sugar levels. And what might make it even more difficult to manage symptoms is if [...]
Watch Out for Sleep Apnea with New Hypertension Guideline
Since the new hypertension guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association was released in November 2017, the way physicians diagnose and treat high blood [...]
Pay attention to dental side effects during long-term oral appliance therapy
We understand how successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be. However, we need to pay attention to the potential side effects from long-term oral appliance use. If [...]
Minimizing mandibular advancement in oral appliance therapy
In a recent study from the journal Sleep Medicine researchers looked at the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with an oral appliance (OA). There is currently no gold [...]